Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-25

inspection and approval, in sc
far as they affect rules and regulations
made by said commissioners, to secure al
persons doing business with said com
panies Just and reasonable rates of freight
and passenger tariffs; and said commits
sioners may make such rules and regula
tons as to such contracts as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and any
such agreement not approved by such
commissioners or by virtue of which rates
shall DE charged exceeding the rates fixed
for freight and passengers, shall be
deemed and held TO be void and illegal
Sec. 9. That if any rsilroad company
doing business in this state by its agents
or employees shall be guilty CT q violation
Of the rules and regulations provided and
prescribed by said commissioners; and
il, after due notice Of suCh violation.
given 10 the principal officer thereof,
ample and fall recOmpense for the wrong
or injury done thereby to any person or
corporation as may be directed by said
commissioners, shall not De made
within thirty days from the time
OF such notice, company shall in
cur rena'ty for each Otfense Of not
less than $1,000 nor more than $4,000. to
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in the district where such wrong or ir-
jury may occur. An action for the recov-
cry OF such penalty shall lie in any county
in the state where such violation has oc-
cured or wrong hiss been perpe,uatsd,
and shall be in the name of the state Of
Texas. The Commissioners shall insti-
tu'e such action through tEe Attorney
General, or County or District Attorney,
in the district or county where such
cffense or injury is committed.
Sec. 10. That if any railroad company
doing business in this state saall, in
violation Of any rule or regulation pro-
vided by the commissioners aforesaid,
inlet any wrong or injury on any person,
such person shall have q right OF action
and recovery for such wrong or injury
IN the county where the same was done,
in any court having jurisdiction thereof,
and the damage to BE recovered shall be
me same as in actions between individ-
uals, except that in case of W llful viola-
ton OF the law such railroad companies
shall be liable to exemplary damages;
provided, that all suits under this &C
shall be brought within twelve months
after the commission Of the alleged wrong
or injury.
Sec. II. That in oil cases under the
provisions of this act, the rules of ev;-
ience shall be the same as in civil &C.
ions, except as hereinbefore otherwise !
provided. All fines recovered under this |
let shall be paid into the State Treasury, |
% be used for and constituted q part of |
he public school fund. The remedies |
lereby given the persons injured shall be |
egarded as cumulative to the remedies |
low given by law against railroad corpor-
.tiOns, and this act shall not be construed |
IS repeating any statute giving such rem
dies.
Sec. - That the terms railroad cor
'oratiou," or "railroad companies" con-
aimed in this act, shall be deemed and
AIKEN TO mean all corporations, CON-
'anies or individuals now owning or op-
rating, or which mag hereafter own or
pera:e any railroad, in whole or in
art, in this state, and the provisions of
his act shall apply to all persons, firms
nd companies, sGd to all associations of
ersons, whether Incorporated or other
Use, that shall do business as common car
iers upon any of the lines Of railroad in
4 this state street railways excepted /
ne same as to railroad corporations here